Dinkelsbühl

Our last stop was in the historic old town, Dinkelsbühl. It was like an authentic Frankenmuth, though less Christmas stuff.

Our hotel was 15 minutes (uphill) outside of the historic downtown and looked like it belonged in Vegas. But, the breakfasts and dinners there were great (think charcuterie/smorgasbord).

Our first evening, we went on a tour of old town with a local tour guide. Something we didn't expect to see... Storks!! They nest within the gates of old town (not outside the gates) and are huge! We found many buildings with huge nests and 'babies' on the peaks of buildings.Read more

Today we headed up the Romantic route, we followed the route up and had a nice view of the multi coloured, medieval towns and cities en route.
We stopped to do the van services so we can wild camp for the next few nights. It was very scenic crossing Germany and driving through the lovely towns.

We drove through Landsberg am Lech, Ausburg, Rain, Donauworth, Hurburg, Nordlingen to our final stop of Dinkelsbuhl. Even though we didn't get out today we still had a very nice day seeing the towns and cities, both trying our hardest to keep the spirits high.

We found a nice park up and went to the local swimming pool for a shower. We are hoping Maddy will be okay in the van tomorrow so we can explore the town for an hour or so. As this town is very special and one of the most scenic towns in Germany, it is all based within city walls and looked amazing when we drove by to our parkup- we are both looking forward to this.

Had a nice curry in the van and an early night as we ideally want to stop at Rothenburg ob der Tauber aswell, which has one of the most viewed and identifiable squares in Germany, if not Europe. We will finish tomorrow in Wurzberg, before driving to Mainz to start our Rhine trip up to a campsite in either Belgium, Holland or north Germany.Read more